Habtom Samuel and Pamela Kosgei have been named the men’s and women’s Mountain West Indoor Student-Athletes of the Year for the indoor track and field season, the league announced Thursday.

Samuel won league titles in the men’s 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter finals at the Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships before claiming his first indoor national championship in the latter race at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Kosgei, like Samuel, swept the Mountain West women’s 3K and 5K finals to help secure her second consecutive Indoor Student-Athlete of the Year honor.

Both Samuel and Kosgei were also named to the Bowerman award watch list Thursday. Named for famed Oregon track and field coach, the award is annually given to the most outstanding men’s and women’s collegiate track and field athletes.

Albuquerque mixed-martial arts legend Diego Sanchez will serve no prison time as a consequence of his arrest on gun-related charges last summer.

The 44-year-old was sentenced in 2nd Judicial District Court on Thursday to five years’ supervised probation and 800 hours of community service.

Sanchez initially pleaded not guilty to the felony gun charge but changed his plea to guilty on Feb. 18. As a convicted felon, Sanchez is prohibited from possessing a firearm for 10 years after serving his sentence.

A records search showed Sanchez had no prior convictions. A 2002 DWI charge and a 2023 charge of battery against a household member, both misdemeanors, were dismissed.

On July 17, according to a criminal complaint, police officers were attending to a crash on westbound Interstate 40 when they heard a loud bang coming from a passing vehicle.

Police pursued the vehicle, which exited the interstate at Sixth NW. Police pulled over a white Jeep Gladiator at Sixth and the westbound frontage road.

Sanchez, who was a passenger in the vehicle, was asked if he’d fired a shot, and he said no but acknowledged there was a gun in the vehicle. According to the complaint, two live rounds were found on the passenger-side floorboard and another under the passenger seat. A spent casing was found on the passenger-side floorboard.

Police asked the driver of the vehicle if Sanchez had fired a weapon. The driver said yes.

A black Glock 42 pistol was found in the rear pocket of the driver’s seat, police said.

Sanchez was arrested and charged with firing a weapon at or from motor vehicle (with no great bodily harm) and with negligent use of a deadly weapon. He was booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center early on July 18 and released a week later.

Sanchez, an Albuquerque native and a former state high school wrestling champion, is widely considered one of MMA’s foundational fighters. The winner of his first 15 fights and 21 of his first 22, he became wildly popular for his aggressive, crowd-pleasing style.

Having lost 13 of his most recent 22 fights, dropping his overall record to 30-14, Sanchez last competed as an MMA fighter in March 2022. In February 2023, he lost a bare-knuckle fight to fellow New Mexican Austin Trout at Tingley Coliseum.

A proposed April 2025 boxing match was scratched when a card scheduled for the Pit fell through.

Mar. 25—MANKATO — Natalie Bremer has reached the pinnacle of Division II women's basketball. The Lake City graduate and Minnesota State University, Mankato senior guard was named the WBCA NCAA Division II Player of the Year.

Bremer was named an All-American on Tuesday, then received the top award Wednesday. She became the first player in the history of Minnesota State, Mankato to be named the Player of the Year.

One year ago, Bremer was honored as a WBCA Honorable Mention All-American. This year, her best of four terrific seasons at Mankato, she took things to the top.

"It is very cool to see that all the hard work I've put into basketball my entire life has now reaped this kind of reward; it is awesome," Bremer said. "I think I was able to win the award because I've been able to grow all aspects of my game over the years. It's not just the stats, but that I've been showing up in other areas of the game. I've impacted the game in lots of ways."

The school's all-time leading scorer (2,371 career points) averaged 21.8 points per game this season while shooting 49% from the field, 37% from 3-point range and 88% from the free-throw line. She also grabbed 4.7 rebounds per game.

Bremer had 21 games of 20 or more points, including four times scoring in the 30s. She became the Mavericks' all-time leading scorer this season with 2,371 career points.

Minnesota State, Mankato finished 29-3 this season, including 21-1 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The Mavericks lost to Minnesota Duluth, 72-63, in the NCAA Central Region Tournament.

Besides being the Mavericks' first national Player of the Year, she became just the fifth Mankato player to be named All-American. There, she joined Elsie Ohm, Lisa Walters, Heather Johnson and Joey Batt.

Mavericks coach Emilee Thiesse lauded her for her success and commitment.

"Natalie has cemented herself as one of the very best in all of Division II Women's Basketball," Thiesse said. "She is a proven leader and performer who has left an indelible mark on our program. Natalie has fully embraced the values of Mavericks women's basketball and her continued growth and development as a player reflect her outstanding work ethic and competitive drive. We are extremely proud of Natalie for this honor; she is truly deserving of this incredible recognition."

Bremer has determined that she will not try to play professional basketball, meaning her playing career is officially over.

That is a strange thought for her, but she is gradually beginning to wrap her mind around it.

"I think I first picked up a basketball when I was 2 years old," Bremer said. "And I've been competitive in it for as long as I can remember. So now that I'm done playing here in Mankato, it will be different."

Malachi Smith is sticking around a little longer.

The Nets announced Wednesday they’ve signed Smith to a second 10-day contract, keeping the 26-year-old guard in Brooklyn after a productive first stint that included one of his best nights yet as a pro.

Smith signed his first 10-day on March 14. In six games with the Nets, he averaged 6.2 points, 2.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.0 steals in 19.6 minutes per game while shooting 50.0% from the field and 50.0% from 3-point range.

The highlight came March 22 at Sacramento, when Smith posted a career-high 18 points, added two rebounds and four assists, and set a career high with three steals in 29 minutes. For a player who arrived as a call-up, it was a noteworthy performance and an impressive stretch.

Smith’s path to Brooklyn has been the typical G League grind. He joined the Nets from Long Island, where he played 39 Tip-Off Tournament and regular-season games, including 18 starts. He averaged 14.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.7 assists in 28.7 minutes per game, production that put him on the short list for a midseason opportunity.

“Yeah, I don’t want him to overthink it,” Nets head coach Jordi Fernández said of Smith. “I mean, he knows enough of what we’re trying to do. He’s a great, great guy. He’s been in the system, very good teammate, played really hard, played the right way, so I just don’t want him to think too much. His first experience was very positive. That group was great — down 28 to taking the lead is very impressive, how connected they were, how they competed, and that’s the brand of basketball we’re going to play.”

That opportunity has also reflected well on Long Island coach Mfon Udofia, who has now had three players earn NBA call-ups this season, including Smith and Grant Nelson with Brooklyn, and Jeenathan “Nate” Williams, who landed a two-way contract with the Golden State Warriors.

Smith has bounced around the G League before settling into this shot. He spent the previous two seasons in the NBA G League with the Rip City Remix in 2023-24, the Wisconsin Herd in 2024 and the Memphis Hustle in 2024-25. He came to pro basketball after going undrafted in 2023 following a final college season at Gonzaga, where he earned West Coast Conference Sixth Man of the Year honors.

Before Gonzaga, Smith played two seasons at Tennessee Chattanooga from 2020-22 and was named Southern Conference Player of the Year as a junior. He began his college career at Wright State in 2018-19 and made the Horizon League All-Freshman Team.

For the Nets, the second 10-day is simple. Smith produced in his minutes, defended with activity and gave them reliable ballhandling while the roster has churned through injuries and constant rotation experiments. The first deal got him in the door. In his second deal, he has a chance to potentially carve out a future role.

Mar. 25—Rhianna Pigman smacked three doubles in three at bats and drove in seven runs to lead Miamisburg softball Tuesday in a 15-14 win against Middletown Madison.

Miamisburg plated three runs in the bottom of the sixth for the rally win.

Pigman struck out seven in six innings.

Softball

Springboro 17, Edgewood 5: Bella Miller went 4-for-5 with a pair of doubles and five RBIs for Springboro (2-0). Riley Lucas and Ava Palcic each added a home run in the win.

Lakota West 10, Talawanda 6: Jordan Beimesche and Paige Kopp plated a pair of runs apiece to lead Lakota West.

Badin 9, Monroe 4: Phebe Kiefer struck out 10 over seven innings and went 2-for-3 with a double and triple for Badin (3-0).

Ross 12, Butler 1: Paige Baker smacked two doubles and drove in five to lead Ross. Taylor Bertram picked up the win with eight strikeouts.

Troy 11, Wayne 1: Troy picked up a second win in as many days, each over a GWOC opponent.

Ben Logan 7, Sidney 2: Nevaeh Fogle and Brielle Kline batted in two runs apiece to help Ben Logan win its season opener.

Urbana 4, Tri-County North 3: Urbana rallied with three runs in the bottom of the seventh to win in walk-off fashion.

Greeneview 13, Hillsboro 3: Gabbie Burkett struck out seven for the win and helped her cause by driving in two runs. Greeneview improved to 2-0.

Covington 12, Northmont 5: Whitney Burns, Emalyn Johnson, Jayda McClure and Kylie Palsgrove each swatted a home run for Covington.

Twin Valley South 17, New Miami 2: Paityn Cross hit for the cycle for Twin Valley South, going 4-for-4 and driving in six runs.

PREP RESULTS

Boys Basketball

STATE TOURNAMENT

Finals

Division I

Princeton 59, Hilliard Bradley 28

Division II

Massillon Washington 68, Westerville North 63, OT

Division III

Trotwood 48, Steubenville 47: T: Dennis 17, Reaves 10, Taylor 9, Shumate 6, Dawson 2, Trigg 2, Arnold 2.

Division IV

Wyoming 73, Cle. Glenville 48

Division V

Lutheran East 50, Col. Academy 36

Division VI

Berlin Hiland 54, Marion Local 51, 2OT: ML: Kremer 22, Moeller 9, Hess 7, Ahrens 7, Mescher 6.

Division VII

Delphos St. John's 56, Kalida 47: DSJ: C. Elwer 28, A. Elwer 9, E. Elwer 6, Klaus 5, McClain 4, Kroeger 2, Wiechart 2.

Softball

Tuesday's Results

Badin 9, Monroe 4: B: Kiefer W 10 K, 2-3 2B 3B RBI, Ponatoski 1-2 HR 2 RBI, Canupp 2-4 2B 2 RBI.

Bellefontaine 10, Riverside 8: R: Robinson 2-3 3 RBI.

Ben Logan 7, Sidney 2: BL: Fogle 1-2 2 RBI, Kline 2-4 2 RBI, Gregg W 7 K.

Celina 3, Marion Local 2

Covington 12, Northmont 5: C: Palsgrove 3-3 2B HR 4 RBI, Burns 3-4 2B HR 2 RBI, Johnson 2-3 HR RBI, McClure 2-3 3B HR 2 RBI.

Eaton 5, Dixie 4

Fairbanks 10, Elgin 0

Fort Loramie 6, Coldwater 3

Greeneview 13, Hillsboro 3: G: Burkett W 7 K, 1-3 2 RBI, Sutton 2-3 3 RBI, Christian 1-4 2B 2 RBI.

Greenville 13, Stebbins 0

Houston 9, Lehman Catholic 0

Indian Lake 6, Minster 5: M: Schmiesing HR. IL: Miller 3-4 2B 3 RBI, Rapp 2-3 2B RBI.

Kenton Ridge 4, Miami East 0: KR: Cammon 1-3 HR 2 RBI, Fincham 1-3 RBI, Fyffe 2-4 RBI.

Lakota East 7, Little Miami 4: LE: Offner 1-4 2B 2 RBI, Sudnik 1-2 RBI, Damen 1-3 RBI.

Lakota West 10, Talawanda 6: T: Cobb 2B 2 RBI, Porchowsky 2B 2 RBI.

London 14, Miami Trace 4

Miamisburg 15, Middletown Madison 14: Mia: Pigman 3-3 3 2B 7 RBI, Johnson 2-3 3 RBI, Siney 1-3 2 RBI.

North Union 23, Mechanicsburg 1

Ross 12, Butler 1: R: Bertram W 8 K, Baker 4-4 2 2B 5 RBI, Webb 1-2 3 RBI.

Southeastern 13, Xenia 0

Spencerville 5, New Knoxville 4

Springboro 17, Edgewood 5: S: Miller 4-5 2 2B 5 RBI, Lucas 1-4 HR 2 RBI, Palcic 2-5 2B HR 3 RBI. E: Clemmons 2-3 2B 3B 4 RBI.

St. Henry 3, Anna 2: A: McClain HR.

Tri-Village 20, Russia 1

Troy 11, Wayne 1

Twin Valley South 17, New Miami 2: TVS: Cross 4-4 2B 3B HR 6 RBI, Suggs 4-4 5 RBI.

Urbana 4, Tri-County North 3: U: Fox 1-2 2B RBI, Packer 1-2 3B RBI, Wooten W 11 K.

Valley View 11, National Trail 1

Versailles 11, Mississinawa Valley 5

Waynesfield-Goshen 12, Jackson Center 2

Monday's Results

Badin 15, Middletown 0: B: Kent 3-4 2B 3B 6 RBI, Albrinck 2-3 RBI, Canupp 2-3 RBI.

Belmont 23, Trotwood 3

Brookville 17, Dixie 2: B: Eagle W 5 K, 3-4 3 2B 5 RBI, Hemmerich 1-3 2 RBI, Brooks 2-4 2B 2 RBI.

Clinton Massie 13, Cin. Christian 3: CM: Sandlin 3-4 HR 6 RBI, Penewit 2-3 3 RBI, Jodrey W 7 K.

Covington 8, Arcanum 5: A: Hein 2-3 RBI, Laux 2-3 RBI. C: Hartwig 2-5 2B 3 RBI, Johnson 3-5 HR 3 RBI, McClure 2-5 2 2B 2 RBI.

Greeneview 7, Fairfield Leesburg 6: G: Burkett W 3 K, Sutton 2-3 3 RBI, Christian 2-4 RBI.

Lakota East 8, Western Brown 2: LE: Crawford W 3 K, 2-3 HR RBI, Damen 1-4 HR 2 RBI, Morath 1-4 HR RBI.

Lakota West 7, Colerain 2: LW: Gilbert W 15 K, 2-2 3B RBI, Anderson 3-3 RBI, Guth 1-1 2B RBI.

Minster 8, Elida 7: M: Wolf HR, Schmiesing HR.

New Miami 28, Deer Park 15

Riverside 11, West Liberty-Salem 6: R: Manahan W 4 K, Robinson 3-3 2B 2 RBI, Carman 1-3 2B 2 RBI.

Ross 5, Fairfield 4: R: Commins 1-1 HR 2 RBI, Gorsuch 2-2 RBI, Baker W 3 K.

Springboro 26, Butler 0

Stivers 23, Meadowdale 17

Talawanda 9, Sycamore 2: T: Hilbert 2-4 2B HR 4 RBI, Cox 2-4 2 2B 3 RBI, Griffin 2-3 2 RBI.

Troy 10, Northmont 6

Boys Volleyball

Tuesday's Results

Carroll 3, Chaminade Julienne 1

McNicholas 3, Badin 2

Monday's Results

Badin 3, Lakota West 0

Boys Lacrosse

Tuesday's Results

Lakota East 15, Sycamore 6

Lakota West 10, Oak Hills 5

Monday's Results

Xenia 16, Monroe 6: X: Kerschbaum 8 goals, Janowiecki 4 goals.

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